Before graduating, Axis Yoga Teacher Training students submit a paper describing the experience of completing a personal experiment. In this experiment students have an opportunity to put any of the yogic principles they have been studying to the test. This student found a big lesson by making a small change.
My personal experiment consisted of exercises and explorations crossing the midline. There is a balancing pose in asana practice from the table position that extends the opposing arm and leg outward then draws the extended elbow and knee together under the chest. It sounds very simple at face value, but upon attempted practice I found […]
Eating left handed is something I’ve tried before just for fun and if you have not done this yourself, the first thing I recommend is to wear a bib or something you are not worried about spilling on. Oatmeal is a good breakfast meal to do this with because it is less likely to cause […]
The common theme in all of my experiences during this experiment was focus. I had to focus my mind on the task and be in the moment. It reminds me of a favorite quote from Charles Dickens; “ He did each single thing, as if he did nothing else.” In the future, I’ll call again […]
Each student at Axis Yoga Teacher Training completes a personal experiment on the subject of their choosing. This student examined the effects of Sadhana, daily spiritual practice. And what happens when you then take it away. The results were enlightening and point to a life-long practice ahead.
For my personal experiment, I chose to study the effects and benefits of Sadhana. I chose Heart of Sadhana, by M.P. Pandit, as my book to coincide with the experiment. Since this course began, some three months ago, I have adopted a daily sadhana practice, which includes pranayama, meditation and mantra. Over these months, I […]
A few days prior to the beginning of this course, my step-father passed away. It was not completely unexpected, as his health had been failing in the past few years. I had a very difficult and painful history with him, and held a lot of resentment and anger towards him. My mother, even knowing this, […]
As part of this experiment, I decided to abandon my sadhana practice for a week, just to see if I noticed a difference. This sort of backfired, as one week very easily became two, and then, even crept into three. I was shocked at how easy it was to come up with excuses not to […]
I am currently trying to rebuild my daily sadhana practice. I am finding it difficult to focus, but know that with consistency and intention…it will come. To quote M.P. Pandit, “…surrender is not a one day affair. Surrender is the end-product of a long process of effort. And personal effort lies precisely in working out […]
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